Arrest made in Wednesday stabbing

Friday

Apr 8, 2011 at 12:01 AMApr 8, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Dee Dee ThurstonManaging Editor

HOUMA — A Scott Lane resident accused of stabbing her child's father in the back with his own pocket knife was arrested Thursday night. Irissa Leonard, 25, was booked on a charge of aggravated second-degree battery. She was released from the Terrebonne Parish jail Friday after posting a $1,500 bond, authorities said. If convicted she faces up to 15 years in jail.Leonard had been the subject of a police search since late Wednesday, when she allegedly encountered Lee Michael Mosley, 29, walking on Morgan Street. She told police that Mosley insulted her, grabbed her arm and threatened her, first with a stick and then with his folding pocket knife. The two struggled over the weapon, she told police, claiming she ultimately wrestled the knife away and used it to stab Mosley in the center back, inflicting a 1-inch wound.Mosley was gone by the time officers arrived, police said. He went by private car to Terrebonne General Medical Center for treatment.Efforts to contact Mosley had proven unsuccessful as of Friday afternoon, Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis said, but investigators would like to interview him about Leonard's allegation that she acted in self defense.Call 873-6371 with tips.